Oatmeal Stuffed Apple

Hers, with Walnuts

His, without!

Simple, but takes a little time.  I served them with a steak knife to make them easy to cut. The apple is so sweet, you could leave out the maple syrup and cut back on those calories.

1 cup oatmeal
2 cups water
Salt
Maple syrup
Raisins
Walnuts
2 Apples

Preheat the oven to 375* and put a small pot over medium flame.  Put oatmeal and water and pinch of salt in pot and cooked over medium low for ten minutes stirring occasionally.  Carefully cut the center out of an apple keeping the bottom of the apple intact so that the apple makes a small bowel. Place 6-10 raisins on the bottom of the apple and cover to half way with oatmeal. Drizzle in a small amount of maple syrup and fill the rest of the apple with oatmeal to overflowing.  I placed the two apples in a small cast iron skillet and set that in the oven at 375* for 15-20 minutes.  About half the oatmeal was leftover and I got it hot just before serving by placing it in the oven for a few minutes.  I nestled each apple over a scoop of oatmeal and garnished with a drizzle of maple syrup and some walnuts.